Taking Chances – English Lyrics

• By: Céline Dion

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the English language with Céline Dion's 'Taking Chances,' a powerful song about vulnerability and new beginnings. Its clear, emotive lyrics make it a great song for learners to explore themes of risk and hope, all while being carried by an unforgettable pop-rock melody.

[English]

♪ Don't know much about your life. ♪

♪ Don't know much about your world, but ♪

♪ Don't want to be alone tonight, ♪

♪ On this planet they call earth. ♪

♪ You don't know about my past, and ♪

♪ I don't have a future figured out. ♪

♪ And maybe this is going too fast. ♪

♪ And maybe it's not meant to last, ♪

♪ But, what do you say to taking chances, ♪

♪ What do you say to jumping off the edge? ♪

♪ Never knowing if there's solid ground below ♪

♪ Or a hand to hold, or hell to pay ♪

♪ What do you say ♪

♪ What do you say ♪

♪ I just want to start again ♪

♪ And maybe you could show me how to try ♪

♪ And maybe you could take me in ♪

♪ Somewhere underneath your skin? ♪

♪ What do you say to taking chances ♪

♪ What do you say to jumping off the edge? ♪

♪ Never knowing if there's solid ground below ♪

♪ Or a hand to hold, or hell to pay ♪

♪ What do you say ♪

♪ What do you say ♪

♪ And I had my heart beaten down ♪

♪ But I always come back for more, yeah ♪

♪ There's nothing like love to pull you up ♪

♪ When you're laying down on the floor there ♪

♪ So talk to me, talk to me ♪

♪ Like lovers do ♪

♪ Yeah walk with me, walk with me ♪

♪ Like lovers do ♪

♪ Like lovers do ♪

♪ What do you say to taking chances ♪

♪ What do you say to jumping off the edge? ♪

♪ Never knowing if there's solid ground below ♪

♪ Or a hand to hold, or hell to pay ♪

♪ What do you say ♪

♪ What do you say ♪

♪ Don't know much about your life ♪

♪ And I don't know much about your world. ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - an opportunity to do something
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off a surface and into the air
edge /ɛdʒ/ A1	noun - the extreme limit of something
solid /ˈsɒlɪd/ A2	adjective - firm and stable in shape
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A1	noun - the surface of the earth
hold /hoʊld/ A1	verb - to grasp or grip something
hell /hɛl/ A2	noun - a place of suffering or punishment
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin or initiate something
show /ʃoʊ/ A1	verb - to make something visible or explain
try /traɪ/ A1	verb - to attempt to do something
skin /skɪn/ A1	noun - the outer covering of the body
beaten /ˈbiːtən/ B1	adjective - defeated or damaged
pull /pʊl/ A1	verb - to move something toward oneself
floor /flɔːr/ A1	noun - the lower surface of a room
talk /tɔːk/ A1	verb - to communicate with speech
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move on foot at a slower pace
lover /ˈlʌvər/ A2	noun - a person in a romantic relationship